Indian authorities arrest a leader of a dark web drug trafficking group who used Monero to launder money

According to Decrypt, India's National Narcotics Control Board (NCB) has arrested a 35 year old engineer from Kerala, Edison, who is suspected of operating the country's largest dark web drug trafficking group and using Monero to hide transactions. Indian authorities seized over $82000 worth of cryptocurrency assets during the "MELON" operation. Over the past two years, the suspect has been operating a dark web drug trafficking gang under the nickname "Ketamelon". It is reported that Edison purchases drugs from global suppliers, launders the proceeds through the privacy coin Monero (XMR), and ships the drugs to various parts of India.